Doing Life With Your Adult Kids with Jim Burns | Episode 107
It can be hard to transition from actively parenting your children to doing life alongside them once they become adults. Whether you are quickly approaching this season or are currently in it, I want you to know that you can experience a richer, deeper, more fulfilling life (and relationship with your kids) than ever before.
Mom Fog: What It Is and What to Do About It with Hannah Keeley | Episode 106
My guest, Hannah Keeley, has spent over 2 decades studying “mom brain” and discovered that researchers have literally found differences in brain scans of women before and after they had children.
How God Can Strengthen Your Marriage Through Hard Circumstances with Ryan & Kristin Eller | Episode 105
This is a conversation that Mark and I had with Ryan and Kristin Eller. They aren’t speakers or authors; they are everyday folks that have been through something hard and came out the other side of it together. Whether or not your own marriage has been affected by infidelity, I know everyone can benefit from the wisdom Ryan and Kristin have learned through their journey.
What Happens at a Marriage Intensive? | Episode 104
One of the things Mark and I talk about quite a bit are the Marriage 2.0 Intensives we have the opportunity to host at our home in Normal, IL. However, one of the questions we often get is, What happens at a marriage intensive?
When the Nest Won’t Be Empty with Connie DeRosa & Kim Cusimano | Episode 103
Something that isn’t often talked about is the situation where you will never have an “empty nest.” The never-empty nest occurs when we have a child that is not able to leave the home or a child that needs care for the rest of their life. This reality can be so challenging to adjust to when you have to process (and grieve) that life may look different than you expected.
Moving Beyond Your Past in Marriage with Joe and Tara Buchanan | Episode 102
Our past, our upbringing, and our experiences in life don’t stay in the past. They are carried into our marriages and affect how we operate in our relationships.
How To Ask For What You Need | Episode 101
I have my hubby, Mark, on the podcast with me today! We are tackling an important topic, not just for married couples, but for any relationship. What’s the topic? Communication. (Can we get an amen!?) Learning how to stop assuming and start communicating was at the...
Developing Stronger Friendships with Craig Cooper | Episode 100
In this episode, I’m joined by Craig Cooper. Craig and his friend, Walker Hayes, wrote a book on friendship called “Glad You’re Here: Two Unlikely Friends Breaking Bread and Fences.” It is a story about the unlikely journey of friendship between a pastor and an atheist. God often uses unlikely friendships to work in incredible ways and today Craig shares the value of face-to-face friendships in our lives.
Practical Ways to Plan for a Loved One’s Move to Heaven with Wendy Pope | Episode 99
Today’s episode is not coming to you from two women who are authors and speakers. Today’s episode is coming to you from two women who have had at least one parent pass away, sharing openly about our experience and the details we wish we would have known before they passed.
How to Connect with Your Teenage Daughter with Kari Kampakis | Episode 98
Raising a daughter in today’s social-media-oriented, crazy world can be challenging! As our daughters grow up, we actually have some growing to do too. What does it look like for us to grow up and to love our daughters well? How can we grow ourselves to remain an emotionally-safe place for our girls? How can we lead them well through the hormone-charged pre-teen and teen years?